The Colerain Cardinals will head out to square off against the Edgewood Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Colerain has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Edgewood will come in with seven straight wins.
On Saturday, Colerain didn't have quite enough to beat Ross and fell 8-7.
Craig Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Dalton Geers also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Edgewood duked it out with Franklin on Wednesday. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly four runs.
Edgewood pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Colerain, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Colerain took their victory against Edgewood when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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